Larrieu Aims For Final In Olympic 1000 Meters
Francie Larrieu, 23, Long Beach State student, begins the XXI Olympiad women's 1000 meters with a goal to reach the final. She notes the strong field led by Kazankina and Kotorakova, and acknowledges that reaching the final may require a 4:02 pace or faster under tough conditions.
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Francie Larrieu
Long Beach State
Larrieu
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Bragine
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Ussr
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Kazankina
Dunhild Hoffmeister
Larcen
Kazankins
Katyakova
Ing. Larrien
Cy Or
Jan Merrill
United States
Larrien
Olympic diving results spark US silver and chaotic relay
The report notes Greg Louganis of El Cajon earned a United States silver medal in the Olympic men's platform dive Tuesday night. Amid a flood of international names, Klaus Dibtasi of Italy claimed a third consecutive gold with a details-filled tally across events, while numerous athletes and nations are listed in a sprawling, error-filled results page.
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el Cajon
United States
Klaus Dibtasi
Italy
Pace takes lead in men's archery at Montreal
World champion Darrel Pace of Cincinnati, an Air Force computer technician, led after the first day of Olympic archery with 101 points from 36 meters and 36 rounds. Carlo Ferrati of Italy stood second with 585 and Hiroshi Michinaga of Japan was third with 578.
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Darrel Pace
Air Force Computer Technican
Cincinnati
Pace
Carlo Ferrati
Hlaly
Hiroshi Michinaga
Janda
Records Drop Yard Measures From World Marks
The IAAF scrapped yard line records and races from the official world marks, adopting only meter based times and automatic timing for events 10 to 400 meters. The mile remains listed, led by John Walker’s 3 49.4. Hand timing allowed under 400 meters. Olympic flame doused then rekindled at Montreal Stadium after a cloudburst.
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International Amateur Athletic Federation
United States
Britain
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New Zealand
LAAF
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Mexico City
Tommie Smith
Olympic Stadium
Americans Lose To Yugoslavia In Olympic Basketball Final
The United States suffers its only Olympic basketball defeat, dropping a 89-84 semifinal to Yugoslavia. Dantley, May, and Ford led the U S in a tense final, with Kupchak tallied 14 points as the Americans earned gold after a 95-77 win over Canada and the Yugoslavians claimed silver. The crowd cheered both teams while the Soviets took bronze by routing Canada.
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Quinn Buckner
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Milen Kupchak
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Brigham Young University
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US Gymnastics postpones South Africa tour
The U S Gymnastics Federation announced a postponement of a planned South Africa tour by American women gymnasts, stating no Olympic team members were involved and that qualified coaches could not be found to accompany the group.
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U.S. Gymnastics Federation
Jank Bare
USGF
Bare
Britons Startled By Tempest Yacht Fire Sinking
Alan Witten and David Hunt of Great Britain finished the Olympic Tempest class final in a seven race series with strong disappointment. They set fire to their boat after the race, burning it to the water line before it sank, and swam ashore in Kingston Ontario.
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Alan Witten
David Hunt
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Hunt
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